The English saying 'you can't teach an old dog new tricks' suggests that as people age they are less open to change, that they become set in their ways. Nilphamari farmer Omar Faruk, 60, from Shokher Bazar village in sadar upazila is busy proving the saying wrong. In the latter part of his farming life, […]
Vast tracts of farmland in different villages under Patgram upazila of the district are turning sandy and unfit for farming due to erosion caused by illegal stone lifting from the Dharla, Saniazan and Shingirmari rivers. Though the district and upazila administrations are taking stern action against illegal stone lifting, the organized gangs are continuing to lift […]
যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের কলাম্বিয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের সঙ্গে যৌথ গবেষণার জন্য ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে প্রতিষ্ঠা হয়েছে আর্থ অবজারভেটরি। ভূমিকম্পের প্রবণতা নিয়ে ২০০৩ সাল থেকে গবেষণা করছেন অধ্যাপক হুমায়ুন আখতার। তার গবেষণা মডেল বলছে ইন্ডিয়ান, ইউরেশিয়ান এবং বার্মা তিনটি গতিশীল প্লেটের সংযোগস্থলে বাংলাদেশের অবস্থান। তিনি জানান, বাংলাদেশের দুই দিকের ভূ-গঠনে শক্তিশালী ভূমিকম্পের শক্তি জমা হয়েছে।“একটা হচ্ছে উত্তরপূর্ব কোনে সিলেট অঞ্চলে ডাউকি […]
An embankment project designed to solve the negative effects of climate change has now become a curse for the residents of Nalua union in Barisal. Large chunks of arable land were forcefully claimed by the metal claws of excavators, locals told the Dhaka Tribune, adding that the unscrupulous contractor had acted on whim and bribery […]
The Bangladesh delegation to the COP 21 should not support any loan for climate change purpose; rather they should raise their voice for compensation for disasters caused by adverse effect of global warming, speakers at a roundtable said on Friday. They said the developed countries can not avoid their responsibilities as their incessant and unplanned […]
Environment and Forests Minister Anwar Hussain Manju said on Wednesday Bangladesh would seek money from the climate fund not as loans but as grants. The minister made this statement at a press conference in the Secretariat, having in mind the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference 2015, or COP-21, which will be held in Paris […]
A good numbers of trees in Modhukhali reserve forest area under Kalapara upazila of the district are dying due to water logging as a local influential man set up a fish farm occupying a portion of the forest. Mahtab Howlader of Purbo Modhukhali village set up a fish farm in the reserve forest area last […]
Nearly one-fifth of Gazipur’s 66,800 acres of forest land has been illegally occupied by businessmen and various companies, including Nestle Bangladesh, the government says. 2 23 The Ministry of Forest and Environment gave the information to the parliamentary standing committee on Thursday but it could not identify all the encroachers However, it listed […]
The government is contemplating to designate several major tourist spots of Bangladesh as “restricted” in order to protect them from environmental degradation, says the civil aviation and tourism minister. These spots include Sylhet’s Ratarhgul swamp forest and Jaflong, and Cox’s Bazar sea beach and Saint Martin’s Island in Chittagong. “We need to introduce restricted tourism […]
Leather is one of Bangladesh’s booming industries. But dreadful working conditions in tanneries save for a few, and the devastating environmental pollution they cause, are spoiling its potential in the global market. Bangladesh’s leather industry is one of the very few industries if not the only one for which Bangladesh does not have to import […]
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